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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |
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City | BETHESDA |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20817 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 23031-12
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6. House ID# 311450000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Gregory J. Walters |
Date | 10/12/2018 3:07:31 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 3128 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to US Coast Guard aviation programs and all provisions related to Customs and Border Protection border security programs; HR 2822 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to US Forest Service wildland firefighting aviation assets; S (not yet introduced)/HR 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to Army procurement, Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDTE), Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), Operation & Maintenance (O&M) provisions, aircraft and technology programs; S/HR (not yet introduced) - National Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to aircraft and technology programs, shipbuilding programs, missile defense programs, helicopter programs, space programs, Army procurement, RDTE, OCO, O&M provisions, Coast Guard aviation programs, joint federal firefighting aircraft programs; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to Coast Guard funding, aircraft and technology programs, joint federal firefighting aircraft programs; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related wildland fire management, aircraft and technology programs, Coast Guard aviation programs; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to biometric programs, information technology programs, science programs; S (not yet introduced)/HR 4974 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to Veterans healthcare information technology programs, electronic patient care records, compensation and pension examinations; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to aviation, airport security, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) information technology fund, Federal Housing Administration (FHA) transformation fund initiatives ; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to the Treasury and Financial Systems, General Services Administration (GSA) programs, Internal Revenue System (IRS) programs; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to the Social Security Administration information technology structure, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services programs, National Institutes of Health programs, Department of Education programs; H. Con. Res 125 - an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; S/HR (not yet introduced) - seeking repeal of a provision that allows Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums to be increased ; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Support for a FY 2017 House budget resolution that provides the full funding for national security base requirements and supports Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which adheres to the Bipartisan Budget Act of FY 2015; Advocacy on aircraft foreign military sales issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other), Navy - Dept of, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Linda |
Banton |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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Scott |
Burnison |
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Kristine |
Fauser |
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Lisa |
Garavanta |
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Gerald |
Harvey |
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Robert |
Head |
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Paul |
Juola |
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John |
O'Donnell |
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Michelle |
Robbins |
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Anthony |
Rosemarino |
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Donald |
Schilpp |
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Mary |
Springer Sforza |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 1376/HR 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 including issues related to counterfeit parts, electromagnetic spectrum; HR 719 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 including issues related to counterfeit parts, electromagnetic spectrum; S (not yet introduced)/HR 4909, Title 8 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to fair pay, amending dual use provision supporting Export Import Bank defense financing, shipbuilding programs, Navy radar programs, missile defense programs, science and technology programs, cyber security issues, Command Control Communications Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), aircraft programs, acquisition policy, helicopter programs, high altitude intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance programs, unmanned systems, RDTE, OCO, O&M provisions, procurement; S/HR (not yet introduced) - National Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to shipbuilding programs, Navy radar programs, missile defense programs, C4ISR, science and technology programs, classified programs, aircraft programs, helicopter programs, high altitude intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance programs, unmanned systems, cyber security issues, RDTE, OCO, O&M provisions, procurement; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to classified programs; HR 4741 - Acquisition Agility Act including issues related to open architecture, prototype authority, intellectual property; S (not yet introduced)/HR 4441 - Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 including issues related to unmanned systems
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Air Force - Dept of, Army - Dept of (Other), Navy - Dept of, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Linda |
Banton |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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Gabrielle |
Carruth |
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Melvin |
Dubee |
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Lawrence |
Duncan |
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Kristine |
Fauser |
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Mary Ellen |
Fraser |
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Lisa |
Garavanta |
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Robert |
Head |
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Lauren |
McCollum |
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Anthony |
Rosemarino |
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Donald |
Schilpp |
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Andrew |
Schnabel |
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Cedric |
Sheridan |
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Gregory |
Walters |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AER
16. Specific lobbying issues
S (not yet introduced)/HR 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to space programs; S/HR (not yet introduced) - National Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to space programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Air Force - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Navy - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Rory |
Maynard |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2576 - Toxic Substance Control Modernization Act, modernize the federal chemical regulatory system, specifically related to articles used in manufacturing; S 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to modernize the federal chemical regulatory system governing how chemicals are used in commerce, specifically related to articles used in manufacturing; Advocating on issues related to Safe Drinking Water Act and implementation and issues related to environmental remediation and climate change; S/HR (not yet introduced) - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to wildland fire management
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Linda |
Banton |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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Anthony |
Rosemarino |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S/HR (not yet introduced) - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 including issues related to Coast Guard funding; Monitoring issues related to cybersecurity and liability protections
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Linda |
Banton |
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Anthony |
Rosemarino |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 386/HR 2315 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 to limit the authority of states to tax employees for employment duties performed in other states
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Linda |
Banton |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 2555 - Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act (Mobile Now Act) including issues related to federal spectrum, sharing of spectrum and reallocation of incentives; Advocating on issues related to federal spectrum
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Linda |
Banton |
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Gwendolyn |
Brown |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S (not yet introduced)/HR 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 including issues related to the dual use provision of the Export-Import Bank; HR 1295, House Report 114-179 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 to reauthorize trade promotion authority and extend trade preferences programs; HR 597 - Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 to reauthorize the Export Import Bank and reform the Dual-Use provision in the Export Import Bank Charter; S 824/HR 1031 - Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 to reauthorize the Export Import Bank and reform the Dual-Use provision in the Export Import Bank Charter; S 819/HR 3611 - Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 to reauthorize the Export Import Bank and reform the Dual-Use provision in the Export Import Bank Charter; HR 3111 - DRIVE Act Highway and Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill, specifically provision on renewing the Export Import Bank Charter; Promoting defense financing for defense products and services and amending the Dual-Use provision in the Export Import Bank Charter
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Linda |
Banton |
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Brown |
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Carrie |
Desmond |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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